Vid: Rolling in the Deep (X-Men Movie Series, Charles/Erik)

Song:Rolling in the DeepArtist: AdeleFandom: X-Men Movie Series (X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X3: The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class) Details: 4:03 minutes, 52.3 MB, aviSummary: "And I will always be there, old friend." Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr, from beginning to end. Warnings: Predictable song choice (I’m so sorry, I had to), spoilers for all four movies, blood, mild violence, concentration camp imagery, shooting, stabbing, choking, brief suggestions of torture, multiple deaths. Such a happy vid!Disclaimer: This video was made purely for entertainment purposes only. The X-Men films in all rights and forms belong to Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners, and any other respective owners. I am making no profit whatsoever from this video, and no copyright infringement is intended.

This was not the song I planned to vid Charles/Erik too. At all. I had ideas of picking something obscure and atmospheric, not...well, um, the most popular song in the world at the moment that can be used for any fictional love story gone wrong. But Adele tapped my shoulder and whispered HEY VID ME VID ME, and I couldn’t resist, not when images fell into place in my head without even trying. It clicked with me, and when that happens, you don’t argue with it, you just let the inspiration take you where it leads. I love somewhat-pop songs with incredible beats and gorgeous instrumentation, and Adele has that in spades. I think I’ve found my new vidding soulmate. You and me, Adele, you and me.

I nearly named this "ALL THE FEELINGS," because it’s an accurate description. All my feelings, ever, about Erik and Charles and Erik/Charles and four movies worth of (most of the time) perfection with regards to their relationship. This has been my baby for the past three weeks, and I'm starting to become a little concerned that it ate my head during the process. (Locked myself away, hardly talked to anybody, practically forgot to eat, didn't watch any vids or read any fic or participate in the First Class fandom, just worked day and night until it was done from the moment I had the idea. That can't be healthy.) It certainly ate my heart. Superheroes give me more emotions than any other fandom, I swear. Between this and Thor and Captain America, my heart’s about to explode. (But that’s another vid post.) The lyrics naturally align themselves with Erik’s story and his POV, and he tends to have the more visually impressive moments ideal for a vid, but I tried to ensure that as much of Charles’s side, his emotions, and his story were represented as I could within the structure of the song. There’s a tiny blip of footage before the bridge that’s not in high quality, which makes my inner perfectionist scream in agony, but hopefully it’s not too distracting or off-putting. Many thanks to silver_autumn at LJ for betaing!

(The font I used for the end credits is called "Magneto." I lol'ed.)

There's a fire starting in my heart Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark Finally I can see you crystal clear Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare See how I'll leave with every piece of you Don't underestimate the things that I will do There's a fire starting in my heart Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us They keep me thinking that we almost had it all The scars of your love, they leave me breathless I can't help feeling We could have had it all Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me) And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Baby, I have no story to be told But I've heard one of you And I'm gonna make your head burn Think of me in the depths of your despair Making a home down there As mine sure won't be shared

The scars of your love remind me of us They keep me thinking that we almost had it all The scars of your love, they leave me breathless I can't help feeling We could have had it all Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me) And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) We could have had it all Rolling in the deep You had my heart inside of your hand But you played it with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door Count your blessings to find what you look for Turn my sorrow into treasured gold You pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow

(You're gonna wish you never had met me) We could have had it all (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) It all, it all, it all (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me) And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

You could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me)

But you played it You played it You played itYou played it to the beat.

I really like this vid! I had actually forgotten how X-3 ended and I think you really picked up the poignancy of Magneto, the chess metaphor, and the broken relationship between these two powerful men.

Oh that's really wonderful. It was moving all the way through, with great timing and really amazing connections between the lyrics and the images, but I have to say that the first rendition of the chorus, leading up to the moment where Charles leaps off the boat to "We could have had it all," sends actual chills up my spine every time I watch it. Really well done!

I haven't seen the First Class film, but I've been reading a lot of fic for it and this was just so jam packed full of emotion and I loved that you included clips from all the films. It was just brilliant and worked for me so well, I felt like I was holding my breath through most of it<3

The trilogy footage mixes so well with First Class! I never noticed how similar the two pairs of actors are in their body language - particularly Charles surprises me because McAvoy and Patrick Stewart look nothing alike and yet, watching this, they're clearly the same person. Extremely well cut! And if nothing else, X3 has some great moments for vidding.

How wonderful! Really gr8 combination of all the sources. (Haha, I even almost want to rewatch X3 now b/c I realized I remember nothing about it? Maybe I will just read the wikipedia plot summary, heh.)